Folding umbrella.



J. TYMINSKI.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED APR.16, 1912.

1,042, 1 74. Patented 0011.22, 1912.

f/gm ATTURNEYS COLUMBIA ILANOGRAPH cc., WASHINGTON, D. c.

JGZEF TYMINSKI, OF CI-IICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

Application filed April 16, 1912. Serial No. 681,237.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joznr TYMINsKI, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at West street, Chicopee, in the county of Hampden andState of Massachit setts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Umbrellas, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to folding umbrel las and the primary object ofmy invention is to provide an umbrella that can be reduced approximatelyone-third its longitudinal dimension whereby it can be placed in asatchel or carried in a pocket.

A further object of this invention is to provide a folding umbrellaconsisting of a foldable stick and foldable ribs, both of which areinexpensive to manufacture, durable, and highly eflicient for thepurpose for which it is intended.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of the umbrella stick, a fold-ablerib thereof, and a spreader. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing thepockets folded. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ribs, andFig. at is a plan of the same.

An umbrella stick in accordance with this invention comprises a tubularhandle section 1, a tubular tip section 2, a detachable tip 3 and adetachable handle 4:. The detachable handle a has a screw threaded stem5 that is screwed into the inner end of the handle section 1, and theouter end of the handle section 1 has a screw-threaded stem 6 screwedinto the inner end of the tip section. The tip 3 has a screw-threadedstem 7 that is screwed into the outer end of the tube section 2.

Mounted upon the outer end of the tube section 2 is a notch S of theordinary and well known type, and pivotally connected to said notch isan inner channel rib section 9. Adjacent to the outer end of a ribsection 9 there is a sleeve connection 10 for a spreader 11 that has theinner end thereof pivotally connected to a notch 12 carried by a runner13 slidably mounted upon the stick. The runner is locked relatively tothe stick by the ordinary and well known type of notch 14L, carried bythe tip section 2 and adapted to engage in a slot 15 provided thereforin the runner. The outer end of the rib section 9 terminates in twostraps 16 having apertured heads 17. The straps 16 are pressed togetherwith the heads 1.7 contacting. Engaging the outer sides of the heads 17are the heads 18 of straps 19 carried by the in ner end of an outer ribsection 20. Secured to the sections 9 and 20 adjacent to the strapsthereof are clamps 21 having arms 22 provided with apertured heads 23that engage the outer sides of the head 18, and all of said heads areconnected by a pin or rivet 241. The outer rib section 20 can be easilyfolded relatively to the inner rib section 9 without injury to the covercarried by said sections.

To fold the umbrella, the runner 13 is shifted toward the notch 8 andthen the outer rib section 20 is folded into parallelism with the innerrib section 9. The sections of the stick are separated and the umbrellacan be easily placed in a poke, receptacle or pocket.

id hat I claim is:

A foldable umbrella including a stick, a notch attached thereto, arunner slidably mounted thereon, a rib formed of an inner and an outersection, a spreader pivotally connected to the runner and to the innersection inwardly of its outer end, said inner section pivotallyconnected with the notch, said inner section having its outer endprovided with a pair of straps terminating in apertured heads, saidouter section having its inner end provided with straps terminating inapertured heads between which is positioned the first mentioned heads, apin extending through said heads for pivotally connecting them together,said pin having a head at each end, oppositely disposed arms mountedupon opposite ends of said pin and maintained in position by heads ofthe latter and oppositely extending clamps carried by said arms andengaging the rib sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

Joznr TYMINSKI. [1 s.]

Witnesses:

LEON W. SZETELA, GRznooW BICRNAT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

